Kāshefi's Anvār-e Sohayli : rewriting Kalila and Dimna in Timurid Herat / by Christine van Ruymbeke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruymbeke, C. van (Christine van), author.

Series:

Studies in Persian cultural history ; v. 11.

Studies in Persian cultural history ; volume 11

Language:

English

Persian

Subjects (All):

Kāshifī, Ḥusayn Vāʻiẓ, -1504 or 1505. Anvār-i Suhaylī.

Kāshifī, Ḥusayn Vāʻiẓ.

Kalīlah wa-Dimnah--Persian.

Kalīlah wa-Dimnah.

Anvār-i Suhaylī.

Anvār-i Suhaylī (Kāshifī, Ḥusayn Vāʻiẓ).

Local Subjects:

Anvār-i Suhaylī.

Physical Description:

xxx, 398 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Language Note:

In English and Persian.

Summary:

Kashefi's Anvar-e Sohayli (15th c. A.D.) is a Persian rewriting of the timeless and influential Kalila wa-Dimna text, done at the Timurid court. Christine van Ruymbeke offers a first in-depth analysis of the contents and style of this important text and also addresses the Kalila wa-Dimna field across its full rewriting history. This analysis shows how Kashefi's additions function as an invaluable commentary that opens up our understanding and the appreciation of this seminal text. This studies revisits several received ideas and current misapprehensions about the text and shows why it has been such an international best-seller before being unjustly relegated to children's literature. In Van Ruymbeke's words, Kalila wa-Dimna is a grim text, exposing the mechanisms of sophisticated psychological manipulation and exploring universal philosophical themes, known since Antiquity and still relevant today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ruymbeke, C. van (Christine van). Kashefi's Anvar-e Sohayli.

ISBN:

9789004310285

9004310282

OCLC:

963230831

Publisher Number:

99972104367